Ledger holder for posting



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for storage.

PHILIP MALLINCKRODT, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

LEDGER HOLDER FOB POSTING.

Application filed April 18,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP H. lVIALL-INCK- non'r, a. citizen of the United States, and a resident of Salt Lake City, county of Salt Lake, and State of Jtah, have invented a certain new and useful Ledger Holder for Posting, of which the following, together with the accompanying drawings, forms a lull, clear, and exact specification, such will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a ledger holder for posting and. its principal objects are:

First. To provide a convenient holder for supporting in a' working position, the posting trays forming the subjects of U. Patent No. 1,348,781 granted to Cardall, August 3, 1920, and my application for U. S. patent bearing even date herewith.

Second. To provide a device which shall be light in weight, simple and compact in instruction and durable in service.

Third. To soconstruct the holder that it may be collapsed, and folded into a small space for shipment by mail or express, or

Fourth. To so design the structure that by makinga few, very slight modifications, it can be manufactured 111 a permanently erected form, it this should be desirable at any time.

Fifth. To so construct the device that in the collapsible form, its erection, as well as its "folding-up, may be easily and quickly ettected. A

Sixth. To provide a structure which shall be neat and attractive in appearance.

Seventh. By its adaptability to modern quantity production methods, to make it possible to supply the device to the user on an economical basis.

.ln attainingthe objects outlined above, I providea basetranle which is preferably rectangular in the plan'view. This frame may preferably be made of light bars oi any suitable cross-section. Two end yolr'es are provided, which are pivot-ally mounted at their lower ends, the pivot members on which they are supported, being fixed in the sides of the "frame at points near the ends thereof; The end yokes are arranged for swinging into the space enclosed by theb'ase frame.

Close to one side oithe tram'c, is posi- .tioned an inverted V-shaped side Frame nwmbelgimving bearing lugs il'orn'ic'd, at the 1922. Serial N0. 554,765.

extremities of both legs of the V. Close to the opposite side of the frame I provide a duplicate of the V-shap'ed member just mentioned. The pivot lugs of both of these V shaped members may have hearings in the end portions of the rectangular frame. Both the V-shaped members are adapted for swinging down into the space enclosed by the rectangular frame so that either one may overlap the other in the lower position, and both shall overlap the two end yokes. Thus, when the entire structure is collapsed, it occupies only as much space as the base frame.

In erecting this holder, the end yokes are simply pulled upwardly, and in rising they contact the V-shaped side members and cause these to rise also, so that when the endyokes come into the finally erected position, the V-shaped side members shall also occupy their fully erected position. One of the end yokes may have side guards attached thereto, which interlock with the two side members and hold the structure, when erect ed, in a rigid, substantial manner.

The erecter structure provides two angular pockets adjacent each other, which are designed to serve exactly the same purpose as the ledger holder for posting, forming the subject of a separate application for U. S. patent bearing even date herewith.

The features of this invention for which the protection of Letters Patent is desired, are collectively grouped in the claims coneluding this specification.

In the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of this invention,

Fig. lie 3 plan view oi the collapsed form;

'F 2', a vertical. section on line 2, Fig. l;

Fig. 3, a side elevation showing the erected form. with the posting tray and apron supported 'in-the annular pocket spaces. This figure is drawn to a smaller scale.

Fig. 4-, a 'lragm'entary horizontal section on line at, Fig. 3. I

Fig. 5, a transverse vertical section on line 5', Fig. 3; posting tray removed, and end yoke vertical;

Fig. 6, an end view of the collapsed iorm.

lhrougho'ut the different views,- similar parts are designated by similar reference numerals.

Referring to the drawings,.20 represents the sides of the base trains while 24 and represent the ends thereof. The sides and ends may be integral with each other and may be made of any suitable cross-section and of any suitable material, though preferably of metaly The base frame may be supported on any horizontal surface by rubber tips 26, the latter being attached to the frame in any suitable manner.

An end yoke 27, having any suitable shape, in this instance, the general form of the letter J, inverted,may have its lower ends pivoted on a rod 86 which is secured transversely in the base frame. The yoke 27 may carry the bracket-guards 29, having the flaring extremities 30. These bracket-guards may be formed as the,continuations of-the yoke portions 28, bent around and fastened by any suitable means, for instance by the rivets 31. The bars 27 may form an extension 32 just above the vertex of the J, and on this extension may be pivoted a pull member 34L having the finger lug Another yoke 37, located at the opposite end ofthe base frame and having the general shape of the letter M may be pivotally mounted on the rod 38, which latter may also be supported in the baseframe, transversely therewith.

Theyokes 27 and 37 are made of the shapes specified, only because these shapes fit nicely into each other for nesting in the collapsed form of the structure as shown in Figs. 1 and2. A distance piece 39 may connect the sides 20 of the base frame, and may serve to support the yokes-27 and 37 when the latter are in the lower positions.

Side members 40, having the inclinedportions 41 and 42,.producingin general an inverted \/-shape, maybe pivotally mounted in the base frame at 43 and 45. The axes around which the side members 40 swing, extend longitudinally of the base frame. The inclined portions 42 may have the straight portions 46 at their lower ends in order to give the inclined members 42 a somewhat higher elevation at their lower ends, than the level of the lower ends of the inclined portions 41-1.

bear in the erected position, may be carried by the portions 412.:

In erecting this structure, the linger lug may be grasped and pulled upwardly, that is, in the direction of the arrow 48, Fig. 2. The rising of the linger lug 35 causes the side members to rise, and in continuing Stop buttons 47, against which the parts 29v of yoke 27, may

Figs. 3 and 5. The yoke 37 need only be pulled up to complete the erection of the entire structure.

The holder is now ready to receive its load, this consisting in the-present instance of the posting-tray 50 shown in Fig. 8, the latter forming the subject for separate patent application of even date herewith.

In order to provide a support for the back leaf 51 of the posting tray, the pull member 34; may function as a brace as shown in Fig. 3. Then it is desired to change the position of the sheets in the posting-tray, as indicated by the dotted lines at 52, to the position indicated by the dotted lines at 53, the pull member 34 may be thrown around, as indicated by the arrow5t, to the position indicated by dotted lines at 56. The tray occupies thefirst pocket of the holder.

The second angular pocket may contain a plain folder, consisting of the leavesv 57 and 58 in whichthe sheets from the posting tray may be placed, as indicated bythe dot- 1 ted lines at 59. The two pockets are sepa- 7 rated by a ridge corresponding tothe middle vertex of the letter W. V

It will be noticed that the planes of the end yokes 27 and 87 function transversely to the planes of the side members 4C0,v and that all these members are nested together in thebase portion when in the collapsed form. c

While a desirable embodiment of this invention is described in the recitation above given, it is to be clearly understood that the details of the invention may, or may not, be shown in the preferred forms; further, that the preferred forms may be considerably varied from time to time, depending upon the circumstances and conditions governing, andgoverned by, the development of this inventionand the arts to which it iswincident, so

that the interested inquirer is directedto interpret the scope of this invention from the claims in which its spirit is broadly gen eralized. j p Having. fully described my invention, what I claim is: r 1 ll. In a posting holder adapted to have an erected form anda collapsed formfthe combination with a base frame, of two end yoke portions opposingly disposed in the said frameand pivoted transversely therewith, the said endyokes forming suitable angles with the said base frame and extending outwardly therefrom; side members longitudinally disposed in pivoted relation to the said base frame; the said side members.

having the generalshape of the letter V inverted, and forming in conjunctionfwith the said end yokes, two adjacent angular pocket supporting portions for the purposespecified. I V j 2. In a posting holder, having a collapsed form quickly convertible into an erected lSO form and vice versa; a base portion, end yokes pivoted in said base portion, side members pivoted in the said base portion transversely to said end yokes, the said end yokes and side members being adapted for swinging downwardly into the base portion in a nesting relation to each other, the said end yokes and side members in the erected form, constituting two adjacent angular pockets in such a manner that the erected structure shall have the general form of the letter W.

In a posting holder, a base portion, end yoke portions pivoted at opposite ends of the said base portion in such a manner that the planes of the said yoke portions shall extend transversely of the said base portion;

side portions longitudinally pivoted in the said base portion, the planes of the said side portions extending longitudinally of the said base portion; the said end yoke portions and the said side yoke portions being adapt ed to have an erected position in which these portions mutually constitute a structure having a general W form; the said yoke portions and side portions, further having a collapsed position, the said portions in the collapsed position, being nested together in the said base portion.

In testimony whereof, I sign my name hereto.

PHILIP H. MALLINOKRODT. 

